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11/15/2024

A building set to have forty apartment units with four retail stores is under construction at the intersection of Wilshire and 6th Street in Santa Monica. May 24, 2023. Photo by Zaydee Sanchez for CalMatters

11/14/2024

Aaron Barajas, an insurance agent who voted for President-elect Donald Trump in 2024, in front of his office in Merced on Nov. 7, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

11/14/2024

In part due to economic and border security concerns, Latinos in California appear to have moved toward Donald Trump. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re abandoning the Democratic Party.

11/14/2024

Declining enrollment, the end of pandemic relief funding and uncertain state funding are forcing school districts to make some difficult decisions.

11/14/2024

ValleyBuild is a workforce development program that helps applicants into apprenticeships for construction trades.

11/14/2024

It got lost in the massive attention paid — with good reason — to Donald Trump’s triumphant return to the presidency, but a quiet revolution occurred in Los Angeles County.

11/13/2024

Donald Trump supporters at an event called the MAGA Kingdom Hollywood Takeover in Los Angeles on Nov. 9, 2024. Photo by Mark Abramson for CalMatters

11/13/2024

More than 115,000 children in California were undocumented in the most recent census count, and it’s estimated almost half of California children have at least one immigrant parent.

11/13/2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s housing policy for his second term is vague at best. But based on available information, many California housing experts are not optimistic about what it could mean for the state’s crisis.

11/13/2024

Ballots in Los Angeles were still being counted last week when the resistance to President-elect Donald Trump began to take shape. By Friday, the city’s incoming police chief, Jim McDonnell, was promising the Los Angeles Police Department would refuse support …

11/13/2024

The University of California anticipates more than a $500 million budget gap next summer, so It’s considering a $3,402 jump in tuition for new nonresident students next fall. Meanwhile, the system is planning billions in construction projects.

11/13/2024

California has a lengthy — very lengthy — list of critical economic, social and policy issues that are very likely to remain unresolved when Gavin Newsom vacates the governorship 26 months hence.

11/13/2024

Trump’s promise to “end” the offshore wind industry could threaten CA’s renewable energy goals, potentially cutting off federal funding.

11/13/2024

Republican candidates in three high-profile Inland Empire races for Congress and the state Legislature were either leading or able to fend off Democratic challengers as officials keep counting votes.

11/13/2024

California’s two biggest public pension funds beat their earnings targets last year. That performance boosted pay incentives for executives and investment staff.

11/12/2024

A sign outside Google Store Chelsea in New York City on Nov. 17, 2021. Photo by Andrew Kelly, Reuters

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